Author: Daniel Edlin Company: Tinker AFB, 76 AMXG Phone: (405) 736-7367 Email: daniel.edlin.1@us.af.mil KC-135 aircraft are re-flown to test data link communications due to the absence of a local system capable of broadcasting a very high frequency (VHF) communication signal. In FY18, 12 aircraft required re-flight due to data link repairs, with each requiring an […]
Read More »Author: Stephen T. Sargeant, Major General, USAF (Ret.) Company: Marvin Test Solutions, Inc. Phone: (949) 263-2222 Email: SteveS@MarvinTest.com A warfighting armament test gap exists today across many legacy 4th and 5th generation aircraft due to the inability of current O-level armament test equipment to functionally test MIL-STD-1760 based smart weapon systems. The current USAF handheld […]
Read More »Author: Peggy Hough Company: USN SRF-JRMC Phone: (315) 243-4462 Email: peggy.hough@srf.navy.mil The United States Navy Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka and a Detachment at Fleet Activity Sasebo, Japan supports and maintains 21 forward deployed Navy ships. In concert with our host nation, SRF-JRMC employs approximately 2500 Japanese Nationals that […]
Read More »Author: Mike Clark Company: AFSC 309 EMXG/MXDEB Phone: (801) 775-3548 Email: michael.clark.9@us.af.mil EMXG’s support team recently completed a rehost of F-16 Signal Acquisition Unit (SAU) to the CBATS/DXR Test station. The CBATS (Common Benchtop Automated Test System) is a member of the Department of Defense “Family of Testers” that was developed as a common platform […]
Read More »Author: Dr. Harold Hess Company: Enduralock Phone: (913) 214-9911 Email: hhess@enduralock.com Permanently locking fasteners that deform the threads are often used in critical applications where loosening of the fasteners is unacceptable. The problem, however, is that for maintenance these fasteners must be drilled out or cut off for removal, and they require specialized tools for […]
Read More »Author: Frank Elliott Company: AGFM / GFM Phone: (817) 909-2444 Email: FEatGFM@aol.com Integrated Inspection and Repair Preparation (IIRP) Components Removed from Aircraft Abstract This is a proposed path to reduce sustainment cost by increasing the availability and reliability of critical structures through replacement of artisan dependent inspection and repair operations with computer-based technology for a […]
Read More »Author: John Saunders Company: USAF AF/A4P Email: john.f.saunders.mil@mail.ml Mobile Maintenance Documentation Application resolves a growing challenge for logisticians to interface rapidly evolving modern technology with legacy Information Technology (IT) systems. Aircraft maintainers from across Air Force’s “Log Nation” aligned with Apple at their Headquarters in Cupertino, CA to brainstorm, design, and develop a mobile application […]
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